LAS VEGAS - The odds haven’t changed here on the Edmonton Oilers winning the Stanley Cup this year despite their double-down on deals Wednesday.

But the odds on the Oilers having some hope have changed.

At this point, even changing the deck chairs on the Titanic, if that’s the worst-case scenario, is preferable for the mental health of the fan base right now.

So there’s that.

Trading a previous first-round, 14th-overall draft pick to the Nashville Predators for a fourth-line, 32-year-old Matt Hendricks — who is making $1.85 million a year with three years to go on his contract — certainly doesn’t look like a steal of a deal for the Oilers. It is, however, a decent deal for Nashville, short term at least, with starter Pekka Rinne continuing to rehab from arthroscopic hip surgery.

But at the same time, trading a third-round draft choice to obtain goaltender Ben Scrivens from the goalie-deep Los Angeles Kings to create cap room at the other end, has the po